Denis Kessler

""Vincent perceives weak signals, he has a different bandwidth than other entrepreneurs to grasp at what stage of the cycle we are", emphasizes Denis Kessler, the president of Scor, who has seen him in action from Bolloré's board of directors, where he sat for ten years, and whose analysis is always based on his background as a doctor in economics. He had noticed that after the boom in global transport, linked to China's accession to the World Trade Organization, ship orders had been too numerous, and anticipated that the market would turn."

"1-Financier: The Biography of André Meyer, A story of Money, Power, and the Reshaping of American Business, by Cary Reich, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1983-1997. 2-The Master of Masters by Giancarlo Galli, Garzanti, 1995. 3-These gentlemen from Lazard, by Martine Orange, Albin Michel, 2006, p. 91. 4-Ibid., p. 138. 5-These gentlemen from Lazard, op. cit., p. 48. 6-Interview with Figaro on March 20, 2008; collected statements by Sophie Fay. 7-The New Economist from March 22, 1991, investigation by Hedwige Chevrillon. 8-Ibid. 9-The Festive Spirit, by Michel David-Weill, with journalist Patricia Boyer de Latour, Robert Laffont, 2007. 10-Interview with the author. 11-The festive spirit, op. cit. 12-Financier: The Biography of André Meyer, op. cit. 13-Luxury War, the LVMH Case, by Claude Vincent and Philippe Monnin, François Bourin Editions, 1990. 14-Interview in CB News magazine on June 9, 2008. 15-Quoted in the portrait of Antoine Bernheim by Sylvie Hattemer-Lefèvre, "Il Padrone," Challenges magazine dated September 27, 2007. 16-Interview with the author on June 30, 2008. 17-See Investigation into a Capitalist beyond all Suspicion, by Nathalie Raulin and Renaud Lecadre, Denoël, 2000, p. 111. 18-In the autumn of 2010, Antoine Bernheim will get his revenge by joining the supervisory board of the "new Monde" alongside BHL and Laure Adler, the former director of France Culture... "The entire 6th arrondissement," sighs a journalist from the daily newspaper. 19-"Bolloré faces his first setback", L'Expansion, July 10, 1993. 20-These gentlemen from Lazard, op. cit., p. 48. 21-Jacques, Brother of Jesus, by Pierre-Antoine Bernheim, Albin Michel, 2003, p. 120. 22-See The Holy Alliance. The True Story of the Vatican's Secret Services, by Eric Frattini, Flammarion, 2006. Page 344: "On the list of illustrious Freemasons of the Vatican compiled by the Vatican counterintelligence service, called Sodalitium Pianum (Association of Pie), are cardinals such as Augustin Bea, Sebastiano Baggio, Agostino Casaroli, Achille Liénart, archbishop of Lille (...) or Jean Villot, secretary of state to Pope Paul VI." The file on the "Masonic tentacles" in the Roman curia remained buried. 23-CEO of the insurance group Scor, holder of a degree in economics and graduate of HEC, Denis Kessler succeeded Renaud Denoix de Saint-Marc, member of the Constitutional Council, in January 2008. 24-See interview in L'Express on February 20, 2008. 25-The Ghettos of the Jet Set: How the Bourgeoisie Defends its Spaces, Seuil, 2007."

"Antoine Bernheim is a fan and pillar of the Siècle, one of the most exclusive clubs in France. He is not the only one. All the ENA graduates, whether they have left the civil service or not, candidates for « pantouflage » or « rétro-pantouflage », love it. And for good reason: it is the last prestigious social gathering that matters. Founded in 1944 by Georges Bérard-Quélin, a lobbyist closely associated with Mitterrand, this Parisian circle brings together approximately 750 high-ranking officials, business leaders, journalists, and intellectuals from all walks of life once a month. It continues to attract a significant portion of the nation's elite. Since January 1, 2008, the Century has undergone a transformation under the presidency of Denis Kessler, a former influential figure in Medef. Through an active policy of co-optation, it aims to become the ultimate melting pot for the elites, who are often bound by the grand bodies and traditional networks with civil society. The ritual is engraved in marble. On the third Wednesday of the month, the members of the Century gather around 8 pm at the headquarters of the Automobile-Club de France, Place de la Concorde. The cocktail takes place on the second floor. Each participant receives a list of guests. Then, at precisely 8: 50 PM, comes the chef's surprise: everyone finds their seven table neighbors in the big library. A table president is supposed to ensure that there is only one conversation. In the best case scenario, you will encounter a lawyer, a banker, a medical professor, some journalists, Poivre d'Arvor, Arlette Chabot... When one no longer holds the position for which they were chosen, they are supposed to retire."

""Once you are around the table, there is no 'primus inter pares'. No revealed word," adds this acquaintance of DSK. One can express oneself freely about the reform of the school or the new judicial map. "It is not a network. Le Siècle is more about the idea of weaving different networks, it is more about network meshing," adds Denis Kessler, while emphasizing that "there is no equivalent in other countries.""